Niko fell on the ground while feeling relaxed as he had just cleared a threat and could start organizing the attack, He turned to the other half hoping that the defenders of Team Z must have over-committed in offense but what he saw was the complete opposite
Isagi stood there with the ball at his feet, He positioned himself to shoot the ball, A defender from Team Y performed a slide tackle on him, But he just kicked the air as that shooting stance was just a feint, Isagi adjusted the position of the ball and again made a shooting stance, Niko meanwhile ran towards his net's right side to block any potential shot
Isagi had a serious expression as he chipped the ball to the left, It was very short and its trajectory was going to go wide, or at least that's what they thought
Niko was the one who first understood Isagi's intention and ran to the left but could only helplessly see the ball getting slotted in the left top of the net
It was Naruhaya who got behind all the defenders, He didn't expect Isagi to pass to him but the second it happened, He ran with desperation to reach the ball and slot it in
"Yeah!!"
"Nice Pass, Isagi!"
"We are leading with 2-0"
Team Z didn't back out on celebrating the play they had just witnessed, Naruhaya was very happy since now he was the 5th player of Team Z who had scored a goal, He didn't forget to thank Isagi for that pass as he knew that Isagi could definitely score himself if he wanted to but he still passed which meant a lot for him
Isagi was feeling very excited, It hadn't been long since the match had started but it was already so fun playing against a strategist like Niko, He was grinning so hard after fooling Niko and going past his expectations
'This game turns out to be so fun'
Isagi was very happy, and this time he was urged by his teammates to get back into the position
Team Y started the game, Again, This time Niko and Okawa seemed a little desperate in their play as Okawa went towards the left where Igarashi was and Niko made a curve shot which was hard for Gagamaru to predict, He timed the pass and made a jump but the ball went past him to Okawa
Igarashi tried to hold Okawa back by pulling his gear but Okawa slipped past him and trapped the ball, He stared at the ball which finally made its way to him
He felt the urgency to score so they could turn this game around, He glanced up to look at the net
"Get out of my territory!"
What he saw was a Shark-Like face which clearly showed a sign of hostility, It was Raichi who ran outside of the penalty box and kicked the ball to his left
"Good One, Raichi"
"What the are you doing Igaguri!, Your job is defense!, Do it right!"
Okawa fell straight on the ground and glanced up only to see Raichi going back to the net, He didn't expect the Goalkeeper to come out of the Penalty Box to clear the ball, All while Igaguri straightened himself with determination to stop the next offense
'I will score against you, Shark-Tooth Bastard'
Okawa stared at Raichi as he stood up
Iemon received the ball from Raichi who was quickly marked by Team Y's player which stopped his run and forced him to pass to Chigiri, Chigiri was in CDM position and closest to Iemon, Chigiri didn't see any open places to pass to, He wanted to pass it towards Isagi but after those two plays they weren't taking any chances with him and double-teamed on him
Team Y players aggressively ran at him, He was about to send it out of bound but noticed Naruhaya on the left getting past a defender, He sent the ball past the defenders which were rushing towards him
Naruhaya felt happy as he was being involved in the play unlike Imamura and Igarashi who had done nothing up till now
He positioned himself to receive the pass but his fun was cut short by Niko who got next to him, Naruhaya couldn't push Niko as Niko's physicality surpassed his, so Niko trapped the ball with his chest and sent it to the center
As soon as the ball left his feet, He who was feeling relief because of stopping the pass now felt anxious and frustrated at the figure who intercepted the ball
"Isagi!"
Isagi again read the play while getting past the players who were marking him and positioned himself to intercept the only passing route Niko had
Isagi didn't dribble for long and sent the ball to the right
Kira and Kunigami sighed, They were told to gather the attention of as many defenders as they could so others could exploit those empty spaces, and when the opponent understood this, they would get the chance to shine but these Defenders still hadn't learned their lesson
"Score it, Monster!"
Isagi yelled as he passed it on the right, Bachira saw the pass coming and ran with excitement, He was enjoying this play a lot, He was glad that he came to Blue Lock and met Isagi Yoichi
Bachira trapped the ball which was in a perfect position to score, He didn't shy away from this gift and sent the ball into the back of the net
"Yes!"
"3-0, There is no way we are throwing this match now!"
Team Z players had relief showered over them, Now with this lead, Win was certain and it was all orchestrated by their Star Player, Their highest-ranked player, Isagi Yoichi.
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